Drinking-cup attachment.



D. M'. SIMPSON.

DRINKING CUP ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1909.

' 940,204. Patented Nov. 16,1909.

' Fig.3 is a perspective DELIA M. SIMPSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

-' DRINKING-CUP ATTACHMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DELIA M. ,SI'MrsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State :of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Drinking-Cup Attachment,

following is a specification. v This invention, relates to a sanitary attachment or guard for drinking cups.

The object of the invention is in a simple, practical and inexpensive manner, to eliminate the danger of contracting contagious diseases attending the promiscuous use of cups or dippers at water-coolers anddrinking founts, thus to remove one of the most prolific causes of transmission of disease germs, such as those of tuberculosis, typhoid fever, and the like, with which the public has to contend, and further to prevent discomfort and often positive suffering to persons who, from fear of contagion, will abstain from water when traveling long distances on boats and railway cars.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a, sanitary ing cups, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts :-Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a drinking cup equipped with the guard of the present invention. Fig. 2.is a vertical lon itudinal sectional view through the guar and a ortion of the cup. etail view of the guard.

The attachment consists of a guard 1 shaped to fit the rim ofa cup or other drinking vessel, and a suction tube 2 of cylindrical form and provided at its outer end with a bead 3, although this may be omitted if desired. These parts are preferably of some non-oxidizable metal, such as aluminum, or of hard rubber, and the finished article will be compact in form, light in weight and easy to carry, .as it will occupy but small space in a pocket or hand-bag.

The guard ture of the outer flange 4' being such as to Specification of letters Patent. Application-filed February-26, 1909. Serial Na-480,122. v

tact with the latter. of which the attachment or guard for drink angle that would allow embodies "two members or. flanges 4 and 5, that are longitudinally Patented Nov. 1 ,1909.

adapt it to lie closely against the exterior of the cup, and that of the flange 5 to cause it to project a'sufiicientdistance from the cup to accommodate the tubeQwithout con The'flanges will be yielding in character to permit of the at tachment being applied to cups of different diameters, and thus largely extend its range of usefulness. The bend or point of juncture 6 of the two flanges is curved in orderto permit ready and thorough cleanslng.

thus to insure the removal of any bacteria that might be carried off from the cupfirim.

The flange 5 is provided intermediate of its ends and adjacent to the bend with an upstanding shown in Fig. 2, is obliquely disposed with relation to the flange 4, thus to cause the collar or guide 7, which, as.

upper end of the tube to be most conveniently positioned for reception by the mouth of the user, and its lower end to be removed from the adjacent wall. of the cup, thus to preclude the withdrawing of any disease germs that might adhere to the latter, and

which would be liable to'be taken up with the liquid if the tube were disposed close to or contacted with the wall of the container.

The tube is slidable in the collar, but

therein tightly enough to secure a frictional resistance to movement sufficient to retain it at any desired adjustment. The lower end of the tube projects downward into the cup to a distance that will permit the bulk of its contents to be removed without tilting to an I the liquid to reach or, wash against the rim, become contaminated. v

The edges of the flanges are curved, the

broadest part belng at the center of each,

.and this arrangement will" cause the inner flan e to operate to preclude any escape of the iquid when the cup is tiltedin use, and the outer flange 'to prevent the under lip of the user from coming into contact with the cup.

The removable feature of the tube is one of importance, as it will permit a broken one to be replaced by preserve the guard, and further will allow all the parts of the attachment to be kept in a,thoroughly sanitary condition. vThe guard from a sheet of suitable material, partially bent upon itself, and bowed longitudinally to fit a drinking cup.

and thus possibly anew one, and thus will generallybe constructed 'Iclaim:-

3 cups comprising a guard l. A sanitary attachment for drinking acting joined members curved to conform to the shape of the-cup with the outer member more extended than the inner member, and

' one of which is providec a suction'tube adjustably connected therewith. e

2. A sanitary attachment for drinking cups embodying two cup engaging members,

' collar, and a suction tube adj ustably mounted formed of two coin the collar and being obliquely disposed relatively to the other member.

4. A sanitary attachment for drinking cups comprising two longitudinally bowed .cup-engaging members, the edges of WlllCll are curved, with the ,widest part of each at its center, a collar carried by one of the members and disposed obliquely relatively to the other member, and a suction tube adjustably mounted in the collar.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature 1n the presence of two witnesses.

DELIA M. SIMPSON.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH H. CHms'r AN, P. J. ERCANBRACK. 

